Report fraud
If you suspect you've discovered insurance fraud, you can report it safely, easily and anonymously in most cases — and help lower the cost everyone pays for fraud. Here are several ways...
Fraud bureau
Most states sponsor fraud bureaus
that investigate insurance scams. Some states even reward whistleblowers
if there's a conviction. Click here
to see if your state has an insurance fraud bureau.
Insurance company
Contact the insurance company you
think was defrauded. Click here
for a list of insurers with tollfree hotlines. Call or write
if the company doesn't have a hotline.
National Insurance Crime Bureau
Call the toll-free hotline of the
National Insurance Crime Bureau — 1-800-835-6422 or visit the NICB website
to report a suspected fraudonline. The NICB is operated by the insurance
industry to investigate insurance crimes involving auto insurance, liability insurance,
workers compensation, homeowners insurance and other property/casualty coverage.
Medicaid & Medicare
If you think you've discovered a
scheme to bilk these federal health programs, call 1-800-447-8477
or click
here for Medicaid information and here
for Medicare information.
Crop insurance fraud
If you suspect fraud, waste, or abuse in the crop insurance program:
call USDA's Office of Inspector General toll-free hotline
at 1-800-424-9121, Monday-Friday from 8am-4pm EST, or write USDA's
Office of Inspector General, P.O. Box 23399, Washington, DC
20026. Include as much detail as you can.
If you write and sign your name, let them know if you wish to remain
confidential.
Social Security
If you think you've discovered a
scheme to bilk this federal health program, call 1-800-269-0271
or click
here for more information.
Reporting a medical provider
Suspected fraudulent acts can be reported to the places above and
also to your state medical board which has a responsibility to oversee
the actions of licensed medical providers. For a list of state medical
boards, click
here. For a list of chiropractic licensing boards, click
here.
Be Prepared
Be
sure to include as much information as possible...
- full details of the suspected scam
- dates, names
- organizations involved, including phone numbers and addresses (if relevant)
- insurance company or companies that were defrauded or did the defrauding (if relevant)
- amount of money you think was lost
- documents and other written material
- other information you think is helpful
Patience is a Virtue
Thanks for helping control insurance scams. Also remember that fraud investigations are confidential, and may take months or even years to complete. So... please be patient while officials look into your hot tip.
To learn exacly what is (and isn't) insurance fraud, click here.
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